Proverty and health
London, early 1900s — nearly 1 in 3 people couldn't even get a decent meal. Wild, right?
True
Two famous names teamed up to fight poverty — who were they?
Lloyd George and Churchill.
Who's the guy who basically invented the first real car?
Karl Benz.
Where was this "unsinkable" ship actually built?
Belfast
How long did Queen Victoria rule before she died?
A whopping 63 years.
In York, 28 out of every 100 families just didn't earn enough to eat properly
Yep, 28%
Old folks finally got some cash from the government — what was it called?
Old Age Pensions, 1908.
And who made it a proper 4-wheeler?
Gottlieb Daimler.
When did it set sail on its doomed first trip?
10 April 1912.
How big a chunk of the world did Britain control?
About 1 in 4 people on Earth!
1 in 3 men who tried to join the army got rejected for being too sick or weak!
For real, 1 in 3.
What's the nickname for this whole wave of new laws?
The Liberal Reforms.
Ford made this car so cheap everyone could have one — name it!
The Model T.
How many watertight compartments was it supposed to have?
16
Who were Britain's big rivals racing to catch up?
Germany and the USA.
Who's the guy who wrote the shocking book about poverty in York?
Seebohm Rowntree.
Parents who mistreated their kids could now get in trouble — thanks to what law?
The Children's Charter, 1908.
Who took off on the very first plane flight in 1903
Orville Wright.
Who was steering the ship?
Captain Edward Smith.
Only a tiny slice of Brits were super rich — how many?
About 3 in 100.
What finally got hungry kids a free lunch at school?
The School Meals Act, 1906.
Baby deaths dropped a lot by 1930 — down to about how many per 1000?
Around 60.
Who was the first daredevil to fly across the Channel?
Louis Blériot.
What nearby ship just... didn't come help?
The Californian
Most people had moved to cities by then — how many?
About 80 in 100.